Sunday, February 11, 2007

Being United with Nature at Trawas




Being united with the nature has long become a new trend in tourism. There are many package tours carried out to take tourists to play with the waves by surfing in the sea with huge waves, or to sail the fast current of the rivers. The same thing happens if one day we explore the mountain, and cross dense forest for a few days.

Surabaya Hotel School and Vanda Garden Villa Estate pioneer to have a tour package to explore the mountains. This package tour is similar to the exploration by mountain climbers who are tracing winding paths to the top of the mountain. At present they have this new kind of package tour to Mount Welirang, which is situated in the borders of Mojokerto regency, Trawas and Malang regency. This package tour is also intended to trace the narrow path leading to Embul Tuk cave in Blitar regency and Karangkates dam which is located in Malang regency.

The package tour takes two-days. During the tour you should not expect to spend the night in a luxurious hotel on the forested mountain slopes. On the first day the tourist taking the tour can enjoy staying in a luxurious hotel in Trawas before starting the mountain exploration early the following day. The tour starts very early in the morning. The tourists walk through the pine forest, following the narrow and winding paths with their many branches.

A guide shows the way so that the tourists do not get lost. A team of foregoers are in charge of opening the way, making sure that the paths are safe. If somebody is left behind, there is another team who follows the tourists group of behind. This team is in charge of seeing that no one is left behind, and providing any assistance to the tourists in need. In this way the tourists group are not hindered from continuing their tour.

When the night comes, the guide and the foregoers erect some tents in the opening of the forest. This may remind the tourists, who used to be boy scouts or girl scouts, of their past experience during their scouthood, when they were camping and gathered merrily around a bonfire. Similarly, the guide and the foregoers make a bonfire, and with some games they entertain the tourists in very friendly atmosphere.

The tour starts again the following morning in the early dawn, heading for the unique Umbul tuk cave in Blitar regency. It takes a few hours on foot to get there. Before midday the group get to the cave, and then continue the tour to Karangkates dam in a specially provided vehicle.

This package tour is still being tried out to be offered to younger executives, and they seem to like it very much. In general, they are strong enough to make some adventurous exploration in wild areas. If they are getting bored with luxurious entertainment in hotels in the evenings, and if they want to have exquisite panorama of the landscape but they don't have the nerves of surfing or sailing the fast current of the river, the tour being united with the nature is another execellent alternative for them to enjoy nature and to get refreshed.

This package tour is not so suitable for older tourists, because not only do they have to walk to climb up the mountain and to climb down to the valley, but they also have to spend the night in the tent in the open air, which might deteriorate their health. Therefore, another alternative of package tour can be designed for them.

At present, Trawas is well-known as a rest resort that is still developing. New villas or bungalows emerge either on the slopes or on the tops of the hills in the region.

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